Fiery crash near Olympia rips engine from vehicle
Jun 8, 2025, 12:00 PM | Updated: 12:25 pm
A demolished car came to rest on E. 93rd after the engine broke away from the vehicle in a fiery crash Friday night. (Photo courtesy of the Thurston County Sheriff's Department)
(Photo courtesy of the Thurston County Sheriff's Department)
A man crashed his car with such force in Thurston County Friday night that the engine was ripped away from the vehicle.
Photos taken by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Department show the smashed-up car separated from its engine.
The engine can be seen lying in the middle of 93rd Avenue Southeast and Old Hwy 99 Southeast, east of Olympia.
The impact of the crash was so great that the engine flew out of the vehicle. (Photo courtesy of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Department)
Investigators said the man in the vehicle was driving with a suspended license and was suspected of being impaired.
Witnesses called 911 and told dispatchers the vehicle was exploding and fully engulfed in flames. Thurston County deputies were first on the scene.
Deputies were able to pull the driver out of the wreck. It’s unclear how badly the driver was hurt.
Photos showed the airbags on the two-door coupe had deployed. Fuel and coolant from the vehicle also spilled onto the roadway. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The Tumwater Police Department and the East Olympia Fire Department also responded to the crash.
The horrific one-car smashup took place on the same evening the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office added extra deputies to its DUI Emphasis Patrol, to focus on enforcement of drunk driving laws.
